Antwerp vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$927
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$96.4
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
11
😀 Quality of life
90
14
🏙️ Population
529K
2.89M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 74% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2628th and 5187th ($1857 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd in Belgium and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Belgium vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 218th and 9222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Antwerp Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$3356

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$887
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1037
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$999
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$785
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$932
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1039
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$786
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$839
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$759
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$798
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$517
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$691
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$693
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$662
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$691
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$961
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$694
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$692
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$507
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$409
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$693
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$395
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$544
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1030
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$691
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$518
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$811
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1229
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$620
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1473
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1189
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$851
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$857
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1163
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$798
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$613
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$602